1.   Half way through his opening remarks, he found himself figuring from the way the pipes ran that there was a bathroom upstairs.

2.   Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the interview.

3.   These opening remarks might be interpreted as a criticism of partnership activities.

4.   These opening remarks must seem very negative.

5.   In his opening remarks US President George Bush called for further research before any action was taken on global warming.

6.   Robert patted his hair down and tried to formulate a few opening remarks.

7.   A search was made for an apt sock-it-to-him opening remark, yet nothing came.

8.   Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the sales interview.

9.   Anatole made a few opening remarks and then, after consulting a list, called on me to come up front and read my story aloud to the class.

10.   And leaders of both parties asked Byrd, the foremost expert on Senate rules, to prepare opening remarks.